Svetlin Krastev is a financial advisor at Black Sea Gold Advisors LLC with six years of industry experience, including seven years at Aberdeen Asset Management prior to his current role. He holds responsibility for portfolio management and financial planning at the independent firm based in New York, NY. Black Sea Gold Advisors LLC provides individualized portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to both individual and institutional clients. The firm primarily uses passively managed portfolios with index mutual funds and ETFs, combining multiple investment analysis methods and serving a client base that includes pension and municipal entities as well as high-net-worth individuals.

Christopher Mittleman is the principal of Mittleman Value Partners LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Aimia Am Holdings Inc., Aimia Inc., and leadership at Mittleman Brothers LLC and Mittleman Investment Management LLC. Mittleman Value Partners provides discretionary investment management for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including private funds, endowments, and retirement accounts. The firm employs a concentrated, long-term value strategy focused on domestic and foreign equities, with notable features such as managing performance-based fees, use of leverage within separately managed accounts, and serving a significant non-U.S. and institutional client base.

David Greenberg is a financial advisor at Watchstone Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Watchstone since its founding in 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for his Dartmouth College class. Watchstone Wealth Management provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on customized portfolio management primarily using exchange-traded funds, employing a fundamental analysis approach with a long-term investment orientation.

Michael Godeanu is a financial advisor at Luxe Capital Management Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Singer Wealth Advisors LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of finance, he is the owner of Berzerk Fitness LLC, an e-commerce retail business, and has served as an on-ice hockey official for USA Hockey since 2004. Luxe Capital Management, founded in 2024, provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and adviser selection services to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages accounts using long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, typically on a discretionary basis.

Edward Rosenfeld is the principal of Foresight Advisors, an independent investment advisory firm based in New York City. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 5 years of industry experience. Rosenfeld is also a partner and COO of Rosenfeld Media LLC, which operates publishing, conferences, and training businesses focused on UX design and general business topics. Foresight Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, non-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm typically implements client strategies through unaffiliated subadvisors using portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and passive asset-class exposures, and it accepts pension and profit-sharing plan clients as a notable part of its business.

Roberto Bandelli is a financial advisor with Wisdom Capital Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC since 2006. Bandelli is also the sole partner of Wisdom LLC, a strategy consulting firm that is currently inactive. Wisdom Capital Asset Management is a boutique SEC-registered adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, private funds, corporations, and other investment advisers. The firm focuses on long-term capital growth and income with reduced volatility, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative research across multiple asset classes.

Stephen Hanley is the principal and sole advisor at Hanley Capital Management, LLC in Madison, NJ, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated Hanley Capital Management since 2009. Hanley Capital Management provides investment advisory and discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, focusing on ongoing portfolio management with an emphasis on municipal and fixed-income strategies derived from the principal's extensive background as a municipal bond trader.

Stephanie Dearmont is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Watch Hill Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2011. She has 15 years of industry experience. Outside of her advisory role, she contributes as a writer for the web-based magazine BritishFoodInAmerica.com. Watch Hill Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individual investors and trusts, including some high-net-worth clients, using strategic asset allocation tailored to each client's goals. The firm employs a top-down economic and sector analysis to construct diversified portfolios primarily composed of index-based ETFs and selectively screened mutual funds.

Fahad Hasan is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at Montreux Group LLC, where he has been since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at WealthEdge Investment Advisors, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc., and Gunnallen Financial, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Hasan has also worked as an insurance agent servicing legacy contacts. Montreux Group LLC provides wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, combining discretionary investment management with integrated financial planning. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also incorporating individual stocks, bonds, and digital assets as appropriate.

Samuel McPherson is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience at McPherson Financial Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY. He has focused on financial planning and investment management since 2009. McPherson Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and pension plans. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach emphasizing low-cost passive index funds and ETFs, supplemented by active funds or individual securities, and offers specialized pension consulting services uncommon among independent advisors of similar size.

Robert Ruggirello is a CFA charterholder with 10 years at Brave Eagle Wealth Management and five years of industry experience. Before his financial advisory career, he served 20 years with the FDNY. Brave Eagle Wealth Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a planning process that incorporates human capital modeling and uses a combination of active management, Modern Portfolio Theory, and a core-and-satellite investment framework, offering customized, tax-aware strategies and periodic educational workshops.

David Steiner is the principal and sole advisor at Purple Dog Investments LLC in Springfield, NJ, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cetera Advisors and Investors Capital Corp. Steiner also owns Zebulon Tax Advisory LLC, operates as a fixed insurance agent, and serves as an adjunct college professor teaching economics, finance, and math. Additionally, he has experience as a political campaign treasurer. Purple Dog Investments provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, primarily managing assets through model portfolios on the Charles Schwab platform. The firm offers discretionary management using predefined model allocations and integrates financial and tax planning services, with custody and execution conducted through Charles Schwab.

Sunil Joshi is a financial advisor at Quadram Capital LLC in Jersey City, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Quadram Capital since 2016. Quadram Capital LLC provides portfolio management, advisory consultation, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs both passive and active trading strategies, including the use of borrowing, derivatives, and advanced trading tools, and offers ERISA fiduciary retirement plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Pasquale Pisani is a financial advisor at Avanti Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Kingsview Wealth Management from 2016 to 2022. Pisani is also involved with Avanti REO LLC, a special purpose entity related to investment activities. Avanti Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach for discretionary portfolio management and offers ERISA-compliant retirement plan services, combining fiduciary consulting with licensed insurance product offerings.

Ariel Tavor is a financial advisor at Lions Financial Advisory in New York, NY, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Penn Mutual and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member and treasurer for a local charity and is involved in technology and marketing consulting as well as travel consulting businesses. Lions Financial Advisory is an independent firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and written financial planning using multiple analytical methods, with customized management aligned to clients' objectives and risk tolerances.

Eric Diandrea is a financial advisor at WealthUnite Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at WealthUnite Advisors since 2017. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CFO of DiAndrea Design and Development, a real estate development company. WealthUnite Advisors primarily serves U.K. expatriates in the U.S. with overseas pension assets and U.S. residents seeking investment advice. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management focused on international pension arrangements, using mutual funds, ETFs, UCITS, and individual securities.

Dilshod Jumaniyazov is a CFA® charterholder and the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and chief investment officer of Musaffa LLC. He has experience working at Wells Fargo from 2014 to 2021 and has been with Musaffa entities since 2020. Jumaniyazov is based in New York, NY. Musaffa LLC serves individual and high-net-worth investors through an internet-only platform, offering discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary recommendation services. The firm uses a structured suitability questionnaire and a composite scoring framework incorporating systematic, quantitative, and fundamental analysis, with Shariah-compliance integrated into its screening process.

M. Kimerly Polak is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience and has been with Polero Ice Advisers since 2008. She operates as the sole advisor at the independent firm based in New York, NY. Polero Ice Advisers is a fee-only advisory firm serving primarily high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and clients with more modest resources. The firm manages discretionary accounts using low-cost, diversified portfolios primarily through exchange-traded and mutual funds, employing a billing model based on retainers, hourly fees, or fixed planning fees rather than percentage-of-assets charges.

Joseph Grundy is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience and has been self-employed since 1988. He operates Grundy Financial Advisory Services as a sole advisor and engages in gold futures trading for his own personal benefit. Grundy Financial Advisory Services provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, managing portfolios primarily with mutual funds and ETFs and maintaining a long-term investment approach tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Charles Comer is a financial advisor with Family Office Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Muriel Siebert & Co., Dawson James Securities, and BTIG LLC. Comer also serves as a trustee and deputy mayor for the Village of Baxter Estates, a role he holds without compensation. Family Office Advisors LLC is a multi-family office providing wealth management counsel to families, trusts, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers comprehensive advice across financial planning, estate and tax strategy, insurance, real estate, and business matters, using an open-architecture model that coordinates implementation through outside professionals while focusing on due diligence and manager selection.